Abhayam is a 1991 Malayalam children's film

Children's film

A children's film is a film aimed for children as its audience. As opposed to a family film, no special effort is made to make the film attractive for other audiences. The film may or may not be about children. In Unshrinking the Kids: Children's Cinema and the Family Film which is a chapter in In...

 written by Shibu Chakravarthy

Shibu Chakravarthy

Shibu Chakravarthy is noted lyricist,screenplay and script writer who mainly works in Malayalam Cinema.He had been lyricist to around 200 songs and had also been script writer for various films like Nair Saab, Manu Uncle, Adharvam etc.He continues penning for various new films in Mollywood .He...

, directed by Sivan, produced by Children's Film Society of India

Children's Film Society, India

Children's Film Society, India is a nodal organisation of Government of India that produces children's films and various TV programs in various Indian languages...

 (CFSI), and starring Madhu

Madhu (actor)

Madhavan Nair , commonly known by his stage name Madhu is an actor in Malayalam cinema. He was a prominent lead actor during the 60s and 70s. He has also directed and produced films, and at one time he owned Uma film studio.-Early life:...

, Parvathy

Parvathy Jayaram

Ashwathy Kurup , better known by her stage name Parvathy, is an award-winning film actress from Kerala, India. Parvathy was a popular actress of Malayalam cinema industry and was active in films between 1986 and 1996. Her most notable works include "Amrutham Gamaya" ,"Oru Minnaminuginte Nurungu...

, Master Tarun Kumar, Ramachandran and Baby Ambili. The film gets a dubbed release in Hindi

Hindi

Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...

 as Main Phir Aaunga.

Plot

Eight year old Vinu is an artistically inclined boy, who is irresistibly drawn to Nature. His parents, however, try to pin him to a rigid routine. Vinu finds that he is a prisoner of time in terms of his daily chores. He finds solace in thinking about his loving grandfather and his village. One day Vinu runs away. In the course of his journey, he meets and interacts with many people and faces many unusual adventures and encounters. Vinu finally reaches his destination – his grandfather's village.

Awards

The film has won the following awards.
7th International Children's Film Festival, India

• Silver Elephant Award
• Special Jury Award

39th National Film Awards

National Film Awards

The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it is administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973.Every year, a national panel...

• Best Children's Film
  National Film Award for Best Children's Film
  The National Film Award for Best Children's Film is given annually as part of the National Film Awards ceremony in India. It is given to the film the jury panel of the awards deem the best feature that deals with themes surrounding children....
  
  

Film Festival Raggazzi, Bellinzona, Switzerland

• Prize "Environment and Quality of Life" signed by "Ecology Jury" composed of 14-16 children to the Director.

1st Uruguay Children Film Festival

• Special Mention and Award statue made of earthen and Certificate to the Director.